Toddler Screen Use
Shows Explosive Growth, Says Study.
Conducted by researchers at the Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development, the
study was published in 'JAMA Pediatrics.'.
It found that the World Health Organization
recommendations for preschooler use of
screens — including television and computers —
is being exceeded in both the U.S. and Canada.
Over the course of two years,
4,000 mothers were surveyed
about the screen use of their children
between the ages of one and three years old.
During this time, researchers
discovered that screen use increased
by three times from close to 50
minutes to more than 150 minutes.
Our results indicate that screen habits begin early. This finding suggests that interventions to reduce screen time could have a better chance of success if introduced early, Edwina Yeung, Senior Study Author, via CNN.
According to the American Academy
of Pediatrics, children under 18 months
of age should not be exposed to screens
except for family member interactions.
Kids between the ages of
18 months and five years should
have no more than one hour
a day of exposure to screens.
According to the study, the highest
amount of screen time was experienced
by children of first time mothers and
kids in home-based child care
